Tie and rail-fastener.



si GL'ARY sf-J. BUTLER.

TIEAND RAIL FSTBNEB. Humanos rmm 1116.1', 1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

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UTA/'ESSE UNITED sTATEs- PATENT oEEi'oE.

SIMON CLARY, 0F CARNEGIEL PENNSYLVANIA, AND JOHN BUTLER, OF STEUBEN- VILLE, OHIO.

:TIE .AND RAIL-FASTENERi i ,assess AppIcaton filed August 1, 1911. Serialvlblol 641,757.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 19112."

To alt ywhom it may concern: i `Be it known that we, (l) Sinonv Cia-in and (2) JOHN Bi'TLEu, citizens of lthe United States of America, residing at (l) Carnegie and (2) Steubenville. 'in the counties of (l) Allegheny and (2) .Jefferson and States of (l) Pennsylvania and (Q) Ohio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties and Bail- Fastenersaof 'which the following .is a specification, reference being` had therein to the 4accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ties and rail fasteners, and the objects of our invention are to substitute concrete and metal for the ordinary wooden ties, and tol provide an extremely light and durable concreterinetallic tie at` a minimum cost.

Other objects of vour invention are to provide a tie of the above type possessing sutlicient strength and firmness to support the great weight of rolling stock, and the requisite amount of elasticity to prevent the rolling stock from being injured.'

Further objects of our invention are to furnish la metallic reinforced concrete tie with a fastener that will preserve thealinenient of rails, and to provide a fastener that will prevent vertical and lateral displace# nient of the rails and at the saine time permit expansion and contraction. I

Still further objects of our invention are to provide a tie and fastener that can be installed without the use of skilled labor and maintained at a comparatively small cost, by practically eliminating the vservice of a track walker. E

lith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construey tion, combination and arrangement of parts to bc hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to-the draw- 5 is a perspective view of a detached conical-shaped split sleeve adapted to form part of the tie, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a socket adapted to forni part of the tie, and F ig. l' is a4/perspective view of a screwbolt used in connection with the tie.

vThe tie comprises an oblong concrete body 1 rectangular in cross section and conforming in size and shape to the present type of wooden ties. The concrete body l has the upper and lower longitudinal edges thereof i provided with seini-cylindrical metal `protecting or corner pieces Q, and these pieces, throughoutthe length of the tie and at such points as maybe deemed necessary, are coiinected `by diagonally disposed tie rods il having the ends thereof extending through openings il provided therefor in said corner pieces. The ends of the tie rods 3 haveA transversely arranged cotter pins 5 or other fastening means adapted to retain said tie rods in engagement with the corner pieces.

The concrete body l is reinforced by longitudinal channel bars (Sand 7, the bars 6 being arranged in proximity to the upper surface of the tieand the bars T in proximity to the bottom of the tie. The vb'ars- G and 7 are connected by ang'ularly disposed side bars 8, thereby providing a metallic lattice-work thatl adds rigidity to the concrete body. The concrete body l is further reinforced from one end thereof to the opposite end by interwoven wire or. wire mesh.

used in connection with one end of the tie,

it being understood that the fastener attlie opposite end is `similar.

The concrete body. adjacent to the end thereof, is recessed to provide a flat scat l0 for a rail plate ll. said plate having vertical transverse wallsl2 and depending longitudinal 'alls 13 adapted to engage the longitudinal sides of the concrete body l. The concrete is cutI away to provide clearance for Isaid rail plate.l and-to lbrace the walls l2 of said plate, vertical anchor plates 13 are employed. These anchor-plates have horizontal flanges fl4 at the upper edges thereof and the lower edges of said plates are bent outwardly. as at 'l5 to cooperate with a plurality of prongs 1G in anchoring the plates 13 transversely .of the concrete body.. The prongslylbffare produced by cut-- tmg or shearing the plates 13, as at 17 land bending the' cut-or ,sheared material outwardly in the same direction as the lower vedges of said anchoring plates.I Thel interwoven wire 9v andthe lattice-work arecut 'away to vI iroyide clearance for said anchoring plates'. These anchoring plates engage thev vertical' walls 12 of the rail plate 11 andthe top of the cncretebody. 1 is enl larged or swelled, as at 18 to snugly brace 'the lateral flanges 14 ofthe anchoring plates 13. t

' Embedded within the concrete body 1 ,and extending from the yrail plate 11 to the bottom of-the tiel are conical-shaped split Anaetallic sleeves 19 adapted to hold Babbitt metal 20. The rail plate 11 above each ,sleeve is provided with anl opening 21, and

, the openings Thecushion plate 22 is upon said rail plate is located a cushion plate 22 having openings 23 registering with preferably made of wood or fiber and is adapted to support the base flanges 24.- of a rail 25. Engaging the baseilanges ,24 are the flat heads 26 of screw bolts 27 extending throughthe openings 28`and 21 into the Babbitt metal 2 0. Thev flat'lieads sides extending on to the base flani4 ',124 extend over the vertical walls 12 vof the, rail y plate on to the lateral flanges 14 ofthe anchorin plates 13; In order 'that the screw bo ts can be easily screwed into th'e Babbitt metal 20, the heads 26 Aare provided with rectangular portions 28 to accommodate a wrench or other instrument.

In lieu of the sleeves 19 and the Babbitt metal l20, we canusewooden sockets '29 to receive the screw bolts 2,7, said sockets having conical-shaped lower ends 30 whereby they will be anchored in the concrete body- I1 and prevented from becomingvertically displaced. The metallic reinforcements for the concrete body are cut away to provide clearance forthe sleeves 19 or the sockets 29 should sai-d'sockets be used.-

From the foregoing it will be observed that we have devised a metallic reinforced concrete tie having sullicient rigidityto withstand the lstresses and. strains exerted by heavy rolling stock,v and furthermore, that' thek fastener which we employ insures a positive seating of rails upon the tie.

While in the drawing there are illustrated the preferred embodiments ofthe invention,

. itI is to be understood that the structural 'elements thereof are susceptible vof' such changes in the size, shape and manner of said Mdy, and means extending diagonally of said body for coupling said corner pieces together in pairs thereby maintaining them 1n pos1tion.

l 2. In a rail fastener, the combination with rails, a concrete metallic reinforced body adapted to support said rails, of rail plates carried by said body for supporting the base flanges of said rails, vertically disposed anby said body for 'supporting the base flanges of said rails, vertical sleeves arranged within said' body, screw bolts anchored within said sleeves and engaging the base flanges of said rails for retaining these latter upon said plates, said bolts further engaging said anchoring lates to prevent longitudinal movement t ereof and pronged transverse anchoring plates arranged within said bolts further engaging said anchorin plates to prevent lon itudmal'movement t ereof.

4. In a t1eand rail fastenera concrete body, a longitudinal lattice-work arranged in said body, interwoven wire arranged in saidbody and surrounding said lattice-work, corner pieces arranged longitudinally of said body, tie .rods connecting said corner pieces, and means including `screw bolts adapted to retain rails u on s'aidtie.

5. In a tie and rail ast/ener, a vconcrete body, a longitudinally extending lattice work embedded in said body, rail plates arranged adjacent to the ends of said body and adapted to support rails, pronged anchoring plates arranged transversely of said body and bracing said rail plates, cushion lplates carried by said rail plates, and means including screw bolts adapted to retain the rails upon said tie and to further prevent vertical movement of the anchoring plates.

6. A Atie and rail fastener comprising a concrete body, a longitudinally extending lattice work embedded in said body, a foraminous element embedded in the body and surroundingl and spaced from said-lattice work, rail retaining means anchored in said body, corner pieces mounted against the corners of said body, and means for coupling said pieces in pairs thereby maintaining said corner pieces in position.

7. A tie and rail fastener com rising a reinforced concrete body, rail p ates carried by saidbody for supporting the base flanges of rails and having end flanges engaging the sides of 'said body to prevent lateral displacement of said plates, each of said plates having vertical transverse walls, a cushioning member mounted upon Vsaid plates between said walls, vertically disposed anchoring plates mounted in said body and abutting against the `rail plates to prevent longitudinal movement thereof, vertically disposed sleeves arranged in said body below said plates, screw bolts having their inner ends anchored in said sleeves and extending through said rail plates and cushions and having their outer ends'engaging the flanges of the rails for maintaining these latter in position and further engaging the anchoring plates to prevent vertical movement thereof S. A tie and rail fastener comprising a reinforced concrete body, raill plates carried by said body for supporting the base anges of rails and having end fianges engaging vthe sides of said body to prevent lateral displaceinent of said plates, each of said plates having vertical transverse walls, a cushioning` member mounted upon said plates between said walls, vertically disposed anchoring plates mounted in. said body and abutting against the rail plates to prevent longitudinal movement thereof, vertically disposed sleeves arranged in said body below said plates, screw bolts having theirinner ends anchored in said sleeves and .extending through said rail plates and cushions and having their outer ends engaging the anges oi' the 1a'ils for maintaining these latter in position and further engaging the anchoring plates to prevent vertical movement thereof, and protecting members mounted against the corners of said body, and diagonally disposed means for coupling said members in pairs, thereby maintaining these latter in position.

In testimony whereof we aiii'x our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

'SIMON CLARY. JOHN BUTLER.

Witnesses MAX H. Snonovrrz, MARGARET CoLLnr. 

